The codes and conventions of horror films that I will consider following for my own A2 horror film trailer.

2. Scary phone call.

3. The villain and the
innocent character.
Tension shot.

4. Villain, victim
and weapons

5. Close up of an
eye

6. Possessed
child

7. Scared
child

8. Graveyard
scene

9. Villain behind
the innocent
child

10. Silhouette
outside house
at night

11. Possessed/c
reepy dolls

12. Bath, Water,
Drowning

13. Absolute
fear

14. Figure in
window

15. Blood and
gore

16. Extreme close
up of eye

17. Innocent
woman in a
scenic place,
contrasted with
the eerie feel of
the scene

18. Boiling kettle
sound which
causes
tension

19. Baby
monitors,
with
sounds

20. Creepy attic
Torch as
only light
source

21. Old
fashioned
lantern

22. Dripping tap
to cause
tension

23. Kid’s
drawings
of the
villain

24. Kid’s old
fashioned
toys

25. Old household
furniture…
such as a
grandfather
clock

26. Blood
handprints

27. Old sepia
photographs

28. Other conventions and ideas
 Creaking ladder
 Lanterns
 Unlocked doors at night
 Wide shot of room at night from the outside of a door
 Sleep walking
 Knocking at door
 Fast cutting rate
 Possessed voice
 Flashing lights with bangs
 The male doesn't believe the distressed woman